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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of landowners certain payments or economic benefits received from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund under section…

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of landowners certain payments or economic benefits received from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund under section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 1987 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 21, 1987
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an income tax exclusion for payments, or economic benefits resulting from payments, made under the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

Specifies that such exclusion shall not apply to: (1) payments made as compensation for services performed; (2) payments made for the use or acquisition of any interests in real or personal property; (3) income from the sale of minerals, soil, or any other materials in or on the affected land or water; (4) income from the sale or exchange of any interests in affected land or water; or (5) payments made under the rural abandoned mine program of such Act.

What's happening now January 21, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 630: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of landowners certain payments or economic benefits received from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund under section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-630/
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"H.R. 630: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of landowners certain payments or economic benefits received from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund under section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-630/.
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H.R. 630, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-630/.
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[H.R. 630: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of landowners certain payments or economic benefits received from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund under section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-630/)
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